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The Longreach Group Limited

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Japan's J-Star exits HR business to Longreach

The Longreach Group has acquired a 100% stake in J-CEP, the holding company of HR services company Aki-Japan, for an undisclosed sum, providing an exit for J-Star.

  • North Asia
  • 03 October 2023
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Longreach buys Japanese assisted stretching business

The Longreach Group has acquired Nobitel, a Japanese company that provides one-on-one assisted stretching services aimed in part at the country’s ageing population, for an undisclosed sum.

  • North Asia
  • 01 September 2023
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Weekly digest - August 23 2023

  • Region
  • 23 August 2023
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Deal focus: Longreach hits homerun with Quasar

The Longreach Group transitioned Quasar Medical to professional management, took it into new markets, and diversified the company’s manufacturing footprint. A 7x return was its reward

  • Greater China
  • 22 August 2023
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Longreach targets $800m for Japan, Greater China mandate

The Longreach Group is looking to raise USD 800m for its fourth fund, which will continue the firm’s existing strategy of mid-market control deals in North Asia with an emphasis on Japan.

  • North Asia
  • 08 August 2023
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Weekly digest - August 02 2023

  • Region
  • 02 August 2023
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Q&A: The Longreach Group’s Mark Chiba

Mark Chiba, group chairman of North Asia-focused The Longreach Group, on deal flow in Japan’s middle market, pursuing platform acquisitions, the rise of digitalisation, and the complexities of take-privates

  • North Asia
  • 02 August 2023
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Longreach sells Hong Kong medical devices player to Boyu

The Longreach Group has sold Quasar Medical, a Hong Kong-headquartered medical devices manufacturer it has owned since 2019, to Boyu Capital for an undisclosed sum.

  • Greater China
  • 01 August 2023
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Japanese GPs maintain strong investment pace - AVCJ Forum

Deployment remains robust in Japan’s mid-cap space with private equity firms continuing to see plentiful opportunities in carve-outs and founder-succession situations, the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan 2023 heard.

  • North Asia
  • 07 July 2023
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Japan M&A: Go digital, go global

Panasonic moved from hardware to software with the acquisition of Blue Yonder, a path that other Japanese corporates are expected to follow. PE investors can sell to them or work with them

  • North Asia
  • 05 July 2023
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Longreach acquires Japan IT company via bolt-on

The Longreach Group has acquired Japanese IT services provider Blueship as a bolt-on for Japan Systems, an existing portfolio company in the space.

  • North Asia
  • 13 April 2023
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Longreach buys Japan healthcare SaaS player

North Asia buyout specialist The Longreach Group has invested an undisclosed sum in Wellness Communications Corporation (WCC), a Japanese healthcare software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider.

  • North Asia
  • 28 March 2023
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Japan PE sees digitalisation as national imperative – AVCJ Forum

Digital transformation is an urgent social issue as much as an operational one, Japan-focused investors told the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum.

  • North Asia
  • 22 November 2022
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Japan carve-outs: Improving the old

Private equity investors are keen to acquire mature but unloved assets from Japanese corporates and reposition them for growth. Execution is seldom straightforward, and size often means complexity

  • North Asia
  • 31 August 2022
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Weekly digest - June 08 2022

  • Region
  • 08 June 2022
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Longreach expands Japan coffee shop footprint

The Longreach Group has completed a third investment in Japan’s coffee shop space with the acquisition of Pokka Create Corporation, which operates more than 200 stores under the Café de Crie brand.

  • North Asia
  • 11 February 2022
Longreach expands partner group to six - update

North Asia-focused mid-market buyout firm The Longreach Group has promoted Keitaro Tsuda, Sonny Chan, and Ken Law to partner, expanding its leadership group to six.

  • North Asia
  • 31 January 2022
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2022 preview: Macro & buyout

Will the bullish investment environment persist through 2022? Most Asia-based private equity players expect to remain busy, although they acknowledge a lack of visibility around macro and geopolitical risk

  • Buyouts
  • 15 December 2021
Deal focus: Longreach eyes long overdue EnTie exit

Mindful of how political maneuvering has undone previous sale processes of Taiwan’s EnTie Commercial Bank, The Longreach Group is on edge as regulators prepare to rule on a $1.2 billion tie-up with IBF Financial

  • Greater China
  • 15 December 2021
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Longreach to exit Taiwan bank after 14-year hold

The Longreach Group has agreed to sell Taiwan’s EnTie Commercial Bank to IBF Financial Holdings for NT$33.7 billion ($1.2 billion), ending a 14-year journey marked by several frustrated exit attempts.

  • Greater China
  • 07 December 2021
Activists, growth equity among Japan deal drivers - AVCJ Forum

Private equity deal flow in Japan is likely to increase in the coming years, spurred by factors ranging from activist investors to the rise of growth equity, industry participants told the AVCJ Japan Forum.

  • North Asia
  • 08 November 2021
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Longreach buys pulp and paper industry supplier from Navis

The Longreach Group has acquired a majority interest in Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Holdings, a Hong Kong-headquartered chemical solutions provider to the pulp and paper industry, from Navis Capital Partners.

  • Greater China
  • 06 July 2021
Longreach sells Japanese jeweler to Integral

The Longreach Group has exited Primo Japan to Integral Corporation for an undisclosed sum. This makes Integral the jewelry retailer’s fourth consecutive private equity owner.

  • North Asia
  • 28 January 2021
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Buyouts in 2021: Winners and losers

Asia could prove to be a deal-rich market in 2021, but buyout investors are still figuring out the long-term implications of COVID-19 for companies that cater to changing consumer demands

  • Greater China
  • 13 January 2021
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